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[A Portrait of Arthur Howard]

Description: Photograph of Arthur Howard, who is dressed in a uniform, including a hat that identifies him as Assistant Chief. He is only visible from the chest up.
Date: 1898~
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Fire Wagon]

Description: Photograph of a horse-drawn fire wagon stopped in the middle of an un-paved main street in front of a row of storefronts; a sign on the wagon says "Colorado No. 2, A Unit for the Dam, 44 Members - Strong." Other carriages are visible in the background and people are standing in the windows and on the first-floor roofs of the stores. The stores include Gammel's Used Books, J.O.Buaas, Phil Bruckmann Painter and Decorator, and a drug store.
Date: 1892~
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Old Portrait of the Dallas Fire Department]

Description: Composite portrait of members of the Dallas Fire Department, all of whom are men wearing their uniforms.
Date: 1890~/1899~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Temporary Texas Capitol Building Fire]

Description: Photograph of the fire that destroyed the building that had temporarily served as the capitol building for the state of Texas while the new capitol building was being constructed. Firefighters can be seen spraying water in to the upper floors while a large number of spectators look on.
Date: August 30, 1899
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

"Old Dismal" Substitute Hook and Ladder Wagon

Description: Photograph of the Substitute Hook and Ladder Wagon and firemen outside of Texas State Capitol building taken from 11th Street and Colorado Street looking east. The Hook and Ladder Wagon is drawn by two horses.
Date: June 7, 1895
Creator: Brooks
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Firemen of 1895]

Description: Photograph of seven men wearing fireman uniforms, three sitting and four standing, with two young boys bookending the line of firemen.
Date: 1895
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Horsedrawn Fire Engine]

Description: Photograph of three men behind the reigns of a horse-drawn buggy with a water engine at the rear, and a young boy in overalls standing nearby. John Clark sits on the left, notable for his figure immortalized on the Firemen's Monument in Fair Park. At the center is Dutch Herman, a civilian, and on the right is Al Kaufman. The boy in overalls is known as W. J. "Bill" Cox.
Date: 1897
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Photograph of Two Horse-Drawn Fire Wagons]

Description: Photograph of two teams of horses pulling two fire wagons, one driven by Pearcy Adams and one by George T. Rexes from the Orange Fire Department. Buildings are visible in the background.
Date: [1890..1910]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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